Rim-compressor.



A. I. HANSEN.

RIM GOMPRESSGR.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. v, 19m.

invidia s'iains refrains oir-rien.

ALBERT F. HANSEN, OF HOLLIS, OKLAHOMA.

RIBLCOMPBESSOR.

To all whom 'it may concern: p

Be it known that I, vALBERT F. HANSEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hollis', in the'county of Greer and State of Oklahoma,have invented certain new and useul Improvements in Rim-Compressors;

and Ido declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such' as will enable ot ers skilled in thev art to which it appertains to make and use the Same.

My invention relates to new and useful im rovements in. devices for reventing the dis g of vehicle wheels, w 'le tightening the tires.

Said invention has fof ,its object to provide for readily and effectively carrying out the aforesaid purpose, in a simple and expeditious manner and with facility.

It consists of certain instrumentalities Aol" I features substantially as hereinafter disclosed and defined by the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is av perspective view showing the applica- -tion of myinvention for actual use and- Fig. 2 isa disassembled (perspective view of the central straining ro In practicing my invention, I empio what may be termed a central stressingro 1, with a screw threaded portion engaged by a nut, 2, having suitable bearings u on the hub of a. Wheel, said stressing roi being arranged 'in alinement with aird extending.

Ainto the bore of the hub.

A series or plurality of links or rods, 3, have their hooked ends adapted to be caught over the i'iin of the wheel and their inner ends formed into eyes or loops having referably short chain-connections, 4, with t ie hooked arms a, of a plate or Washer, 5, slidably arranged upon said stressing rod and bearing upon a shoulder d* thereon, the outer end 'of said stressing rodbeing eve-ended as nt l).

i' The chains 4' provide a iiexible connection for justinent of the lin the'links 3 witlithe plate 5 and permit u. pairtial turning of the plate withouttwisting of the links; they also provide forthcquick iidentisizes and for the detachable connection of these members for shipping and storing.

A hand or spike har, 6, by the suitable r actuation of which, after having been inserted through the eye-ended portion 'of said stressing rod, has the effect to put the aforesaid link rods and chains under stress or ton- .:jon, whereby the wheel will he liinily Specieation of Letters Patent. I Application filed October 7, 1907. Serial No. 396,812.

s to lit wheels of difier-Y Ratented March 9, 1809.

braced'as against being deflected out ofl its initial form or being dished as in performing the tire tightening operation, as will be read:

art.

It isapparent that this device is sim le, effective in operation and may be readi y contrived for its intended purpose, as well as beily understood by those conveisaiit with this o0 ing inexpensivein manufacture. 65

t will be understood that various changes as relates to the details of construction andI arrangement of the parts above described may be adopted Without departing from the spirit orn invention, as embraced intli'e 7l) following c aiins. ,p Having thusdesciibed the nature of my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is: 1

1. In a iim compressor, the combination V15 of a stressing `rod -liaving one end screw threaded and a handle member at its other end with an annular shoulder formed inter' inediately of its ends, n hub enga ing membei' in threaded engagement with t e thread- 80 ed end of the stressing rod, an apertured plate freelyslidable on said rod between said shoulder and said handle, the aperture in said plate being of greater diameter than said rod,

arms extending laterally from said plate, riin engaging means and liexible means detach. ab y connecting said rim engaging means im Ii the arms of said plate.

. 2.' In a rim compressor, the combination ol s a stressing rod having one end screw threaded and a handle member at its other e'iid, an nnnular shoulder formed inicrinedintely of the 'ends of said rod, a huh engaging nieinlrer in threaded engagement with the thi-ended end of the stressing 'od, an aperturcd'plate freely 98 slidahle on saii.y rod between sind shoulder and said handle-carrying end, the aperture in said plate heingfof greater diameter than said rod, said plate having laterally extending arms providedat their free ends with hooks, 10o

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freely on said rod'nnd bear on seid laterally my hand in presence of two subseribng witprojee ipglg'nelnber, links having means et nesses. one end fone'ngagement with a, Wheeled rirn, means for detaehably connecting the other 5 end of said Withsaid plate, and Ineens Witnesses:

for actuating said i'od. STERLING ABERNETHY,

- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set j XMRY P. BARNETT.

ALBERT F. HANSEN 

